Day: September 21, 2024

Staff Reporter : Dr. Muhammad Yunus, Chief Adviser of the Interim Government of Bangladesh, is set to attend the 79th General Assembly of the United Nations (UNGA) in New York, scheduled from September 23 to September 27. Dr. Yunus, who will be accompanied by a seven-member delegation, is departing from Dhaka on September 23 and expected to arrive in New York the following day. A curtain-raiser event, organised by the Foreign Ministry, will be held on Saturday to brief journalists...

Staff Reporter : Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized a large cache of firearms, ammunition, and sophisticated electronic equipment, including a drone and a signal jammer, from the Dopanichara deep forest area near the border in Bandarban on Friday. The operation, carried out based on intelligence reports, took place in the Dopanichara border region within Ruma Upazila. Lieutenant Colonel Hasibul Huq, Commander of BGB’s Ruma Battalion, led the raid. During the operation, the BGB team uncovered a terrorist camp and recovered...

DU Correspondent : A group of Dhaka University (DU) students staged a demonstration on Friday, calling for increased safety for Bengali citizens in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) amid escalating violence. The students condemned the attacks, killings, looting, and shootings allegedly carried out by local armed groups, accusing them of trying to destabilise the region with the goal of creating a separate state. The protesters demanded that the Army take a stronger role in ensuring the safety of ordinary citizens...

Staff Reporter : At least 20 people were injured in a clash between the followers of current Imam WaliurRahman Khan and former KhatibRuhul Amin at the BaitulMukarram National Mosque before the Jumma prayers this afternoon. The incident took place around 1:00pm when WaliurRahman was addressing the worshippers, said Moniruzzaman, inspector (investigation) of Paltan Police Station. According to witnesses, as Waliur was delivering his pre-prayer sermon, Ruhul Amin entered the mosque with his followers and attempted to take the microphone to...

Staff Reporter : The recent surge in the repatriation of irregular Bangladeshi migrants from Libya has sparked both humanitarian and economic concerns for Bangladesh. With the country heavily reliant on remittances from migrant workers, the return of those detained abroad underscores the challenges of irregular migration. Despite the government’s efforts to promote legal migration, many continue to undertake perilous journeys in search of better economic opportunities. On Friday, a significant group of 154 Bangladeshi citizens, who had been living in...